iatric sciiularsilips to the students belonging to
TRANSCRIPT
`iCi LEN E OF POST iIATRIC SCIIULARSILIPS TO THE STUDENTS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES
FOR STUDIES IN INDIA
REGULATION GOVERNING THE AWARD OF Sc IOLARSHIP (APPLICABLE FROM 1S1 APPJL 2003)
mil
GOVERNMENT OF-INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL Just141 EMPOWERMENT
NEW DELIlt 0 bull bull
GOV FANNIENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL RISTICF amp ENIPONYERNIENT
4 bull
OF posT MATRIC SCHOLARSIIIPS TO THE STUDENTS
SCI 117MF BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES FOR STUDIES IN 111)1A
OF SC1 10LARS1 UP
REG U LATION GOVERNING TILE AWARD (APPLICABLE FROM APRIL 2003)
to the Scheduled Caste
I OBJECT the otijective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance
students studying at poit niatriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them toi
complete their education
awarded by theBreSCOPE11 available for studies in India only and These scholarships atc
the Mate Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs ie permanently
voverninent 01
ettlett ill CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
lie scholarships areopcn to nationals of India post-matriculation for )
These scholarships will be giN en for the study of all recognisedwitli the following exceptions-- -- --- __post-secondary courses pursued in tecp is
Scholarships ate not awatded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance
Engineers Courses and Private Pilot licence Courses Courses at Trainingmdash Ship
Dulferin iNow Itajendra) courses of training at the Military College Dehradun
examination Training Ccnues of all India and State levelsiecourses at P
Only t hose candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes so spicilled in relation to the
n o StatcUnion Territory to wIlitli the Ipplicant actually belting ie permanently settled and c I lighet Secondary or any higher examination of a
clid tewho have passth Nlatt recognised University or 13oAid ut t ondary Education lsquo611 beeilgiblo
Candidates who alio passing one stage of cducauon ale studying in the same stage ofafter BA or MA in other
iv) 1Sc after i A or 13Com educationin diltcrent subject eg
subject will not be eligible
2
v) Students who alter having completed their educational career in one professional hue
eg llt tiller 11TI1IEd wilt not be eligible From the academic year 1980-81 studies
in two pi ofessional courses are allowed
Students study ing in Class X1 of the higher Secondary School courses of the Xll Class of
the Multipurpose ibis) School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course
llowever in casqs where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent
Nlatriculation andstudents who tiler passing tenth class join other courses such
students will he treated as postmatric students and will be eligible for the award of
seliolai ships
sii) Students pursuing lust-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not
allowed to practice durinst the period of their course
viii) Students tvito atter Riling or passing the under graduatepost-graduate examinations in
AutsScienceCormiterce join any recognised professional or Technical
certilieutediploniaidegrce courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible No
subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group 1deg
Students sslio p Irilo their studies through correspondence courses are also
eligible the term correspondence includes distant and continuing education
x) Employed bull students whose income combined with the income of their
pa-rentsguardians does not estm1 the maximum prescribed income ceiling are made
eligible to post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily
payable non-refundable fees
xi) All children of the same parentsguardians will be entitled to receive benefits of the
scheme
A scholarship holder uirler will not hold any other scholarshipstipend 11
awarded any other schularshilsnpend the student can exercise hisher option for either
of the two scholarshipsstipends whichever is more beneficial to himher and should
inform the awarding authority through the Ilead of the Institution about the option made
No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the dates heshe
accepts another seltolarshipstipend The student can however accept free lodging or a
grant or adhere monetary help from the State Gus emmeril or any other source for the
purchase of books equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in
holarship armitint paid under this schemeaddition to the se
1 I
xiii) Scholarship holders- who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-exrunination training
centres withfinancial assistance from the Central Government State Government will
nut be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching
programme
Note 1 it is mentioned undei the item ill (condition of eligibility) of these regulations that the
recognised rost-matriculation or post-secondaryscholarship gill he given for the
of courses snooped (I to IV) is only illustrative courses pursued in recognised instituii
The State (iLw crimnuUnion 1 crritory Administrations are thusand not exhaustive decide the appropriate grouping of courses at their level as advised videthemselves competent to
this Ministrys letter No t 10I71388SchCell dated 3 8 1989
IV MEANS TEST bull
Scholarships will be paid to the students vhose parentsguardians incorneflom all sources does
not exceed Rs 100000- per annum
So long is eitherfofthe parents (or husband in the case of married unemployedNOTE 1 girl student) is alive only income of theparentsibushand as the case may be from all sources
In theaccount and of no other member even though they may be earninghas to be taken into
declaration income is to be dectarediomthiS basis Onlyindhe case where bothForm of income (or husband in the case of married but unemployed girl stmlentl havedied the
the parents income of the guardian who is iuppotting the student in histhersiUdies has tObe taken Such
students whose parents income is affected due to unfortunate death of one okoning parents
and resultantly comes within thebull income ceiruig-presettlred under the scheme shall become
eligible for scholarship subject to their fulfillieg other conditions of eligibility from the month
in which such sad incidence takes place Applications for schitarships from such students can be
lapse of last date of ft-Copt of applications on compassionate groundsconsidered even alter
NOTE 2 ftouse rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the
income if the sante has been permitted to be exempted for purpOse of Incomecomputation of
tax ed to be taken once only ie at the timeof admission to
NMI 3 income certilicate is requirs
bullcourses which arc continuing formore thanorteyettr account for Cergumer Price Index for Industrial workers
NOTF 4 The ievisedincome ceilings
income Ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with
upto October 2002 Consumer Price Index For Industrial NVorkers for the month of October of the ycar preceding the
will be made eirective from Aprilyear of revision and
I
t)f-additional allowancericludes maintenancc allolsquoN alit C
1 lie value 01 ulun non-refundable fees study tour charges
bull bull nbursemcnt of cornsiudents
thesis typiqpiinting aitirges 1)0A allowance for students pursuing curresponaence courses
coufse The details are book bank facility for specified courses for complete duration of the
and
fthtititcnance ailoN ante
(tate of ruin allow MCC On it UtPcrN
SLIElln11111
Hostellers PELL51121M
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (Including M Phil 740 330
Phi) and Post Doctoral research) in Medicines (Allopathic and other recognised systems of medicines)Indian and AlliedEngineering iechnology Agricultunes Veterinary
Sciences Management Business Finance BusIness_ Administration and Computer ApplicationsfScience
License (including helicopter pilot anctiCommercial Pilot Multi Engine ratiligrCourse
510 330 GriatwijOther professional and technical graduate and Post
PhD and Post DoctoralGraduate (including MPhii not covered in Group Iresearch) level courses
CN1CVIACSt etc courses All Post Graduate Graduate level Diploma courses all Certificate Level Courses
185 prom111
355
All-uther courses leading to ampgraduate or above degreeinot
covered in group GISMO IV 140 All frost matriculations levelbull courses beton taking up 215
02 system endgraduation like classes Xi aria All In 1
intermediate eiraminetion etc not covenrd In Group 7r orminimum
In iii courses Other vocational Courses (r1 required qualification to pursue the course is at Feast
matriculation)
cOttr54 (CNANOW l (0111111 t7te1111 Ij1101 multi-Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CI LPL) and
cumA mild include
lining tin A -121 3m1 similar aircralts et en after Orc candidate has got scholarship
tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
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lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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GOV FANNIENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL RISTICF amp ENIPONYERNIENT
4 bull
OF posT MATRIC SCHOLARSIIIPS TO THE STUDENTS
SCI 117MF BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES FOR STUDIES IN 111)1A
OF SC1 10LARS1 UP
REG U LATION GOVERNING TILE AWARD (APPLICABLE FROM APRIL 2003)
to the Scheduled Caste
I OBJECT the otijective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance
students studying at poit niatriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them toi
complete their education
awarded by theBreSCOPE11 available for studies in India only and These scholarships atc
the Mate Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs ie permanently
voverninent 01
ettlett ill CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
lie scholarships areopcn to nationals of India post-matriculation for )
These scholarships will be giN en for the study of all recognisedwitli the following exceptions-- -- --- __post-secondary courses pursued in tecp is
Scholarships ate not awatded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance
Engineers Courses and Private Pilot licence Courses Courses at Trainingmdash Ship
Dulferin iNow Itajendra) courses of training at the Military College Dehradun
examination Training Ccnues of all India and State levelsiecourses at P
Only t hose candidates who belong to Scheduled Castes so spicilled in relation to the
n o StatcUnion Territory to wIlitli the Ipplicant actually belting ie permanently settled and c I lighet Secondary or any higher examination of a
clid tewho have passth Nlatt recognised University or 13oAid ut t ondary Education lsquo611 beeilgiblo
Candidates who alio passing one stage of cducauon ale studying in the same stage ofafter BA or MA in other
iv) 1Sc after i A or 13Com educationin diltcrent subject eg
subject will not be eligible
2
v) Students who alter having completed their educational career in one professional hue
eg llt tiller 11TI1IEd wilt not be eligible From the academic year 1980-81 studies
in two pi ofessional courses are allowed
Students study ing in Class X1 of the higher Secondary School courses of the Xll Class of
the Multipurpose ibis) School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course
llowever in casqs where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent
Nlatriculation andstudents who tiler passing tenth class join other courses such
students will he treated as postmatric students and will be eligible for the award of
seliolai ships
sii) Students pursuing lust-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not
allowed to practice durinst the period of their course
viii) Students tvito atter Riling or passing the under graduatepost-graduate examinations in
AutsScienceCormiterce join any recognised professional or Technical
certilieutediploniaidegrce courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible No
subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group 1deg
Students sslio p Irilo their studies through correspondence courses are also
eligible the term correspondence includes distant and continuing education
x) Employed bull students whose income combined with the income of their
pa-rentsguardians does not estm1 the maximum prescribed income ceiling are made
eligible to post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily
payable non-refundable fees
xi) All children of the same parentsguardians will be entitled to receive benefits of the
scheme
A scholarship holder uirler will not hold any other scholarshipstipend 11
awarded any other schularshilsnpend the student can exercise hisher option for either
of the two scholarshipsstipends whichever is more beneficial to himher and should
inform the awarding authority through the Ilead of the Institution about the option made
No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the dates heshe
accepts another seltolarshipstipend The student can however accept free lodging or a
grant or adhere monetary help from the State Gus emmeril or any other source for the
purchase of books equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in
holarship armitint paid under this schemeaddition to the se
1 I
xiii) Scholarship holders- who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-exrunination training
centres withfinancial assistance from the Central Government State Government will
nut be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching
programme
Note 1 it is mentioned undei the item ill (condition of eligibility) of these regulations that the
recognised rost-matriculation or post-secondaryscholarship gill he given for the
of courses snooped (I to IV) is only illustrative courses pursued in recognised instituii
The State (iLw crimnuUnion 1 crritory Administrations are thusand not exhaustive decide the appropriate grouping of courses at their level as advised videthemselves competent to
this Ministrys letter No t 10I71388SchCell dated 3 8 1989
IV MEANS TEST bull
Scholarships will be paid to the students vhose parentsguardians incorneflom all sources does
not exceed Rs 100000- per annum
So long is eitherfofthe parents (or husband in the case of married unemployedNOTE 1 girl student) is alive only income of theparentsibushand as the case may be from all sources
In theaccount and of no other member even though they may be earninghas to be taken into
declaration income is to be dectarediomthiS basis Onlyindhe case where bothForm of income (or husband in the case of married but unemployed girl stmlentl havedied the
the parents income of the guardian who is iuppotting the student in histhersiUdies has tObe taken Such
students whose parents income is affected due to unfortunate death of one okoning parents
and resultantly comes within thebull income ceiruig-presettlred under the scheme shall become
eligible for scholarship subject to their fulfillieg other conditions of eligibility from the month
in which such sad incidence takes place Applications for schitarships from such students can be
lapse of last date of ft-Copt of applications on compassionate groundsconsidered even alter
NOTE 2 ftouse rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the
income if the sante has been permitted to be exempted for purpOse of Incomecomputation of
tax ed to be taken once only ie at the timeof admission to
NMI 3 income certilicate is requirs
bullcourses which arc continuing formore thanorteyettr account for Cergumer Price Index for Industrial workers
NOTF 4 The ievisedincome ceilings
income Ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with
upto October 2002 Consumer Price Index For Industrial NVorkers for the month of October of the ycar preceding the
will be made eirective from Aprilyear of revision and
I
t)f-additional allowancericludes maintenancc allolsquoN alit C
1 lie value 01 ulun non-refundable fees study tour charges
bull bull nbursemcnt of cornsiudents
thesis typiqpiinting aitirges 1)0A allowance for students pursuing curresponaence courses
coufse The details are book bank facility for specified courses for complete duration of the
and
fthtititcnance ailoN ante
(tate of ruin allow MCC On it UtPcrN
SLIElln11111
Hostellers PELL51121M
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (Including M Phil 740 330
Phi) and Post Doctoral research) in Medicines (Allopathic and other recognised systems of medicines)Indian and AlliedEngineering iechnology Agricultunes Veterinary
Sciences Management Business Finance BusIness_ Administration and Computer ApplicationsfScience
License (including helicopter pilot anctiCommercial Pilot Multi Engine ratiligrCourse
510 330 GriatwijOther professional and technical graduate and Post
PhD and Post DoctoralGraduate (including MPhii not covered in Group Iresearch) level courses
CN1CVIACSt etc courses All Post Graduate Graduate level Diploma courses all Certificate Level Courses
185 prom111
355
All-uther courses leading to ampgraduate or above degreeinot
covered in group GISMO IV 140 All frost matriculations levelbull courses beton taking up 215
02 system endgraduation like classes Xi aria All In 1
intermediate eiraminetion etc not covenrd In Group 7r orminimum
In iii courses Other vocational Courses (r1 required qualification to pursue the course is at Feast
matriculation)
cOttr54 (CNANOW l (0111111 t7te1111 Ij1101 multi-Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CI LPL) and
cumA mild include
lining tin A -121 3m1 similar aircralts et en after Orc candidate has got scholarship
tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
J 11211x0111((Nii) r11)101 11197-SCO-V dascd IV 7 Vg 111l(xiii) i r 10172(21A91-$C47V Atatcf1 14 10 201)3 5 tV Nute 1 F Ng)101 72194 -Scit Ceti d3ted 2912 93 (r IV Note 2 FNo110 17 192-StirCelt4a led 14 2 96
lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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2
v) Students who alter having completed their educational career in one professional hue
eg llt tiller 11TI1IEd wilt not be eligible From the academic year 1980-81 studies
in two pi ofessional courses are allowed
Students study ing in Class X1 of the higher Secondary School courses of the Xll Class of
the Multipurpose ibis) School will not be eligible for it being a continuous school course
llowever in casqs where tenth class examination of such courses is treated as equivalent
Nlatriculation andstudents who tiler passing tenth class join other courses such
students will he treated as postmatric students and will be eligible for the award of
seliolai ships
sii) Students pursuing lust-graduate courses in medicine will be eligible if they are not
allowed to practice durinst the period of their course
viii) Students tvito atter Riling or passing the under graduatepost-graduate examinations in
AutsScienceCormiterce join any recognised professional or Technical
certilieutediploniaidegrce courses will be awarded scholarships if otherwise eligible No
subsequent failure will be condoned except courses in Group 1deg
Students sslio p Irilo their studies through correspondence courses are also
eligible the term correspondence includes distant and continuing education
x) Employed bull students whose income combined with the income of their
pa-rentsguardians does not estm1 the maximum prescribed income ceiling are made
eligible to post-matric scholarships to the extent of reimbursement of all compulsorily
payable non-refundable fees
xi) All children of the same parentsguardians will be entitled to receive benefits of the
scheme
A scholarship holder uirler will not hold any other scholarshipstipend 11
awarded any other schularshilsnpend the student can exercise hisher option for either
of the two scholarshipsstipends whichever is more beneficial to himher and should
inform the awarding authority through the Ilead of the Institution about the option made
No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the dates heshe
accepts another seltolarshipstipend The student can however accept free lodging or a
grant or adhere monetary help from the State Gus emmeril or any other source for the
purchase of books equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in
holarship armitint paid under this schemeaddition to the se
1 I
xiii) Scholarship holders- who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-exrunination training
centres withfinancial assistance from the Central Government State Government will
nut be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching
programme
Note 1 it is mentioned undei the item ill (condition of eligibility) of these regulations that the
recognised rost-matriculation or post-secondaryscholarship gill he given for the
of courses snooped (I to IV) is only illustrative courses pursued in recognised instituii
The State (iLw crimnuUnion 1 crritory Administrations are thusand not exhaustive decide the appropriate grouping of courses at their level as advised videthemselves competent to
this Ministrys letter No t 10I71388SchCell dated 3 8 1989
IV MEANS TEST bull
Scholarships will be paid to the students vhose parentsguardians incorneflom all sources does
not exceed Rs 100000- per annum
So long is eitherfofthe parents (or husband in the case of married unemployedNOTE 1 girl student) is alive only income of theparentsibushand as the case may be from all sources
In theaccount and of no other member even though they may be earninghas to be taken into
declaration income is to be dectarediomthiS basis Onlyindhe case where bothForm of income (or husband in the case of married but unemployed girl stmlentl havedied the
the parents income of the guardian who is iuppotting the student in histhersiUdies has tObe taken Such
students whose parents income is affected due to unfortunate death of one okoning parents
and resultantly comes within thebull income ceiruig-presettlred under the scheme shall become
eligible for scholarship subject to their fulfillieg other conditions of eligibility from the month
in which such sad incidence takes place Applications for schitarships from such students can be
lapse of last date of ft-Copt of applications on compassionate groundsconsidered even alter
NOTE 2 ftouse rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the
income if the sante has been permitted to be exempted for purpOse of Incomecomputation of
tax ed to be taken once only ie at the timeof admission to
NMI 3 income certilicate is requirs
bullcourses which arc continuing formore thanorteyettr account for Cergumer Price Index for Industrial workers
NOTF 4 The ievisedincome ceilings
income Ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with
upto October 2002 Consumer Price Index For Industrial NVorkers for the month of October of the ycar preceding the
will be made eirective from Aprilyear of revision and
I
t)f-additional allowancericludes maintenancc allolsquoN alit C
1 lie value 01 ulun non-refundable fees study tour charges
bull bull nbursemcnt of cornsiudents
thesis typiqpiinting aitirges 1)0A allowance for students pursuing curresponaence courses
coufse The details are book bank facility for specified courses for complete duration of the
and
fthtititcnance ailoN ante
(tate of ruin allow MCC On it UtPcrN
SLIElln11111
Hostellers PELL51121M
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (Including M Phil 740 330
Phi) and Post Doctoral research) in Medicines (Allopathic and other recognised systems of medicines)Indian and AlliedEngineering iechnology Agricultunes Veterinary
Sciences Management Business Finance BusIness_ Administration and Computer ApplicationsfScience
License (including helicopter pilot anctiCommercial Pilot Multi Engine ratiligrCourse
510 330 GriatwijOther professional and technical graduate and Post
PhD and Post DoctoralGraduate (including MPhii not covered in Group Iresearch) level courses
CN1CVIACSt etc courses All Post Graduate Graduate level Diploma courses all Certificate Level Courses
185 prom111
355
All-uther courses leading to ampgraduate or above degreeinot
covered in group GISMO IV 140 All frost matriculations levelbull courses beton taking up 215
02 system endgraduation like classes Xi aria All In 1
intermediate eiraminetion etc not covenrd In Group 7r orminimum
In iii courses Other vocational Courses (r1 required qualification to pursue the course is at Feast
matriculation)
cOttr54 (CNANOW l (0111111 t7te1111 Ij1101 multi-Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CI LPL) and
cumA mild include
lining tin A -121 3m1 similar aircralts et en after Orc candidate has got scholarship
tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
J 11211x0111((Nii) r11)101 11197-SCO-V dascd IV 7 Vg 111l(xiii) i r 10172(21A91-$C47V Atatcf1 14 10 201)3 5 tV Nute 1 F Ng)101 72194 -Scit Ceti d3ted 2912 93 (r IV Note 2 FNo110 17 192-StirCelt4a led 14 2 96
lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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xiii) Scholarship holders- who are receiving coaching in any of the pre-exrunination training
centres withfinancial assistance from the Central Government State Government will
nut be eligible for stipend under the coaching schemes for the duration of the coaching
programme
Note 1 it is mentioned undei the item ill (condition of eligibility) of these regulations that the
recognised rost-matriculation or post-secondaryscholarship gill he given for the
of courses snooped (I to IV) is only illustrative courses pursued in recognised instituii
The State (iLw crimnuUnion 1 crritory Administrations are thusand not exhaustive decide the appropriate grouping of courses at their level as advised videthemselves competent to
this Ministrys letter No t 10I71388SchCell dated 3 8 1989
IV MEANS TEST bull
Scholarships will be paid to the students vhose parentsguardians incorneflom all sources does
not exceed Rs 100000- per annum
So long is eitherfofthe parents (or husband in the case of married unemployedNOTE 1 girl student) is alive only income of theparentsibushand as the case may be from all sources
In theaccount and of no other member even though they may be earninghas to be taken into
declaration income is to be dectarediomthiS basis Onlyindhe case where bothForm of income (or husband in the case of married but unemployed girl stmlentl havedied the
the parents income of the guardian who is iuppotting the student in histhersiUdies has tObe taken Such
students whose parents income is affected due to unfortunate death of one okoning parents
and resultantly comes within thebull income ceiruig-presettlred under the scheme shall become
eligible for scholarship subject to their fulfillieg other conditions of eligibility from the month
in which such sad incidence takes place Applications for schitarships from such students can be
lapse of last date of ft-Copt of applications on compassionate groundsconsidered even alter
NOTE 2 ftouse rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the
income if the sante has been permitted to be exempted for purpOse of Incomecomputation of
tax ed to be taken once only ie at the timeof admission to
NMI 3 income certilicate is requirs
bullcourses which arc continuing formore thanorteyettr account for Cergumer Price Index for Industrial workers
NOTF 4 The ievisedincome ceilings
income Ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with
upto October 2002 Consumer Price Index For Industrial NVorkers for the month of October of the ycar preceding the
will be made eirective from Aprilyear of revision and
I
t)f-additional allowancericludes maintenancc allolsquoN alit C
1 lie value 01 ulun non-refundable fees study tour charges
bull bull nbursemcnt of cornsiudents
thesis typiqpiinting aitirges 1)0A allowance for students pursuing curresponaence courses
coufse The details are book bank facility for specified courses for complete duration of the
and
fthtititcnance ailoN ante
(tate of ruin allow MCC On it UtPcrN
SLIElln11111
Hostellers PELL51121M
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (Including M Phil 740 330
Phi) and Post Doctoral research) in Medicines (Allopathic and other recognised systems of medicines)Indian and AlliedEngineering iechnology Agricultunes Veterinary
Sciences Management Business Finance BusIness_ Administration and Computer ApplicationsfScience
License (including helicopter pilot anctiCommercial Pilot Multi Engine ratiligrCourse
510 330 GriatwijOther professional and technical graduate and Post
PhD and Post DoctoralGraduate (including MPhii not covered in Group Iresearch) level courses
CN1CVIACSt etc courses All Post Graduate Graduate level Diploma courses all Certificate Level Courses
185 prom111
355
All-uther courses leading to ampgraduate or above degreeinot
covered in group GISMO IV 140 All frost matriculations levelbull courses beton taking up 215
02 system endgraduation like classes Xi aria All In 1
intermediate eiraminetion etc not covenrd In Group 7r orminimum
In iii courses Other vocational Courses (r1 required qualification to pursue the course is at Feast
matriculation)
cOttr54 (CNANOW l (0111111 t7te1111 Ij1101 multi-Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CI LPL) and
cumA mild include
lining tin A -121 3m1 similar aircralts et en after Orc candidate has got scholarship
tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
J 11211x0111((Nii) r11)101 11197-SCO-V dascd IV 7 Vg 111l(xiii) i r 10172(21A91-$C47V Atatcf1 14 10 201)3 5 tV Nute 1 F Ng)101 72194 -Scit Ceti d3ted 2912 93 (r IV Note 2 FNo110 17 192-StirCelt4a led 14 2 96
lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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I
t)f-additional allowancericludes maintenancc allolsquoN alit C
1 lie value 01 ulun non-refundable fees study tour charges
bull bull nbursemcnt of cornsiudents
thesis typiqpiinting aitirges 1)0A allowance for students pursuing curresponaence courses
coufse The details are book bank facility for specified courses for complete duration of the
and
fthtititcnance ailoN ante
(tate of ruin allow MCC On it UtPcrN
SLIElln11111
Hostellers PELL51121M
Group I Degree and Post Graduate level courses (Including M Phil 740 330
Phi) and Post Doctoral research) in Medicines (Allopathic and other recognised systems of medicines)Indian and AlliedEngineering iechnology Agricultunes Veterinary
Sciences Management Business Finance BusIness_ Administration and Computer ApplicationsfScience
License (including helicopter pilot anctiCommercial Pilot Multi Engine ratiligrCourse
510 330 GriatwijOther professional and technical graduate and Post
PhD and Post DoctoralGraduate (including MPhii not covered in Group Iresearch) level courses
CN1CVIACSt etc courses All Post Graduate Graduate level Diploma courses all Certificate Level Courses
185 prom111
355
All-uther courses leading to ampgraduate or above degreeinot
covered in group GISMO IV 140 All frost matriculations levelbull courses beton taking up 215
02 system endgraduation like classes Xi aria All In 1
intermediate eiraminetion etc not covenrd In Group 7r orminimum
In iii courses Other vocational Courses (r1 required qualification to pursue the course is at Feast
matriculation)
cOttr54 (CNANOW l (0111111 t7te1111 Ij1101 multi-Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CI LPL) and
cumA mild include
lining tin A -121 3m1 similar aircralts et en after Orc candidate has got scholarship
tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
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lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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tor multiscaigine rating training with the CPI course CPI course is covered under Group 1
The number of awards for CPL sill he20 per annum Consequent upon receiving applications from
concerned students concerned State Governmentslit Admns should scrutinise them for
determining their eligibility under the scheme and thereafter recommend the number of eligible applicants for CPL training (with their names) each financial year to Ministry or Social Justice amp Irripowernient (their applications need not be sent to the Ministry) Upon receipt or such itiforniation Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment yive clearance to the concerned StatesUTs on the first-corne-first served basis upto 20 awards fur the country as a whole Selected candidates arc proVided a maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Grou courses ie Its 740 per month fur hustlers and lits330 per month for day scholars In addition all
compulsory fees including flight charges are tobe provided as fee
Note 2MPhil and PhD courses are post -graduation courses Scholarship to such students may be paid at the tales of maintenance allowance for GrOup degI or degIldeg depending on the course under these groups
Note 3Normally aualarm degI losteldeg is applicable to common tesidential building and a common
mess for the students run under the supervision orthe educational institution authorities In case
the college authorities are itttable to rovide Accommodation in the college Hostel an approved
place of residence can also be treated as I lonel for the purpose of this scheme 1 le place will be
approved by the Head of the Institution afler due inspection and keeping in view the rules and
regulations laid down by the Unilsquoersity ifany In such case a certificate to the effect that the
student is residing in an approved place of residencebdquoashe is unable to get accommodation in the college hostel should be furnished by theVead ofbistitution
It is further clarified thaa such deemed hostels shouldCo tittrof such accommodation as --
is hired at least by a group of 5(live) students living together usually with common mess
al rangenients
Note 4 Scholars silo arc en iticd to free board andor lodging will be paid maintenance
charge at 11a at 11051116-s rate bull
ii) NtItlitionial Altos-salters for students sislth disabilities -
(A) 1koader Allowance for blind Scholars
Ievelol(nurse Reader Alloss3ncrIks Per month)
Group 11l 150
Group 111 125
Group IV 100
1
(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
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2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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(It)tlsquo1 _2 iit ol tisiitpt 111-Aance up
0 k c t ii1)tich siudeitt do per month for disabled ilk) it2irle in the hotet Ione)) is lsquo14itlim the mem
educational instituuon 1 he disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (
upportunities Protettionof Rights and Pull Participation) Act 1995 is definedtdindriss luw-lsquorsiun
liTro5y -cured heat) impairment ocomotormental retardation and mental disability illness(C)
Escort Altotlsquoance of ks IU0- per month students with lust
for severally handicapped day scholar
CAITC1111ty disability(1)) Special Pay of Its 1(111 - per month is
admissible to any employee of the hostel willim to eAtend help to a severe) orthopaedically handicapped student residingin hostel of an
(Ft educational institution who may need the assistance of a`11kmie ilflt 4f it- Per helper bull ittentally iil student
month loll aids c tra coaching to mentally retarded and
The piiwisiois in (13) to (D) will also apply to s 7 ternNow 1I lie dkabied tridents prosy -cured students
yet such additional belunpng to Sche4ucd
benefits from Castes covered under the Scheme can also other Schemes which arcNote 2The disability as not wverct1 under the schemedefined under the said Act
has to be certified by competent medical
authority tit the State Ciovttfl Administration rah) Fees
lt-- ScItullas will be pnitl enrolnientircgistration tuition games
Medical Examination rind such other fees compu
Union Library Alagazine )
pa) able by the scholar to the institutionlir Lhtivei sayhoard Welionlable deposit like caution money security deposit will howevereNeluded
be Note Coloollsoly itoik-retontlable lee
1 scat of tec charged by kiliscit cops sts c1 i he recognisedinstitutions against free
fully ftirilbUtiCd and paideuittueoim tateCtitral tit as
- ________-_-per die fee-structure approved by theet iiniem authoritypaid tat t iiil-C _ 1101 el el 11111C GuiViiinijitts sitmlti _____- sartcourtin
siiip aiaiiistt) make the incomebulltri liliiii critic ation compulsory e-Stuck itll( CIIUSCS
opto a malsquoimurnexpentlittne or Rs 1() per--_-_____iireuro(1 by --- annum limited to
the student on Uansporlauort he actual tirdviity pit ilesion11artd teehnical courses charges etc will be
paid to the scholars wo bdquo k c mitt bu
provided that the head of the institution certifies thatIllbull st_holor for completion of hislbert ti ilii1H enurse1 bull t it of studyLea
0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
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Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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0
no a mant P Intl() oc paid to researchThesis typingprinting charke
seliolars int the recommendation of the 1 hart attic In=111ttonit
(orribullApoilderiee course inclnitina distance anti cnntinilinc rtIncntion
h1c for an pttnual alloy ance of Rs750-he dittlent itursuintz sticl ourscs arc also cli
fur essentialprescribed boots be pdes reimbursement ut eoursc fees
vii) Book Banks
took (tanks are to be set up in all the Medical Engineering Agriculture Law
and Veterinary Decree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered
Accountancy M13 and alike Management courses and Polytechnics where
students arc in receiptof Post Tilatric Scholarship The set ofScheduled Cact
text books ssill be purchased for 2 such SC students at various stages except in
graduate courses and Chartered Accountancy where it will be respect of Post-
one set for each student lioweVerJhe ratio of sets and students will havel
he adjusted to the total number of f cis that could be procured within the total
resources allocated to the State concerned
eitmu up of Book Banks ceiling of
e vrinure per set of bowls 3(111 sharing criteria are given below
set(Or Nu ( muse-
aCeiling per actual cost whicheverr ing is less) (In rupees)
criteria
in 1 set for 2 7500coursesI egrce studentsMedicallEnginecriniz
-do 5000Degree courses in veterinary bull
4500gieolturc -do ti t)eerev courses in Ai
2400Polytechnics
I set per 5000A Vust Graduate courses in Medical
and studentAgrictitture
veterinary courses and such other areastechnicallaRe courses
approved by the Elniversitiesinstitutes
of higher learnisn
Et Law courses 1_ 1 Dr (3 years and
tears) 11 M (2 )cars (inter-C Chotered Accountancv
mediate arid final) M it A (7 years I and sirviiar
C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
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2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
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III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
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7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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C OW SkS
Ciro- 1 I
of books and contingencies ere ihe cost of steel almirah fur storinIur storage-
each Book Bank including contingencies like transportation etc the followinghook
c Poises ate admissibly
Its 2000 Or actual cost whichever is less
514 of the pant may be earmarked fur expenses on binding shelling etc
Note degI hesaid sets of hooks also include Braille Books lalking Books Cassettes for the
visually tlandicappcd students
TheBook Banks arc to be set up in all the recognised collegesinstitutions3
where these Co qr(544 are being Onef ed as recognised courses
ouk s for these Book Banks will be restricted to the prescribed
text hooks for the entire course
Purchase ul
1 he State tins emitterus may constitute Espen Croups consisting ul merlibcr
Burn selected collegeseducationa i5urutions of different regions to decide
the adequatenurnber of text books in a sednot reference books) required for
each course
I he lay period of one set of books has been fixed at 3 years Therealicr the
hooks may be disposed of by the institutions in the same manner as the books
in die library subject to the guidelines if any of the State GovernmentUT
Administration in this regardmdash bull
hese buck s arc to be supplied to SC students in installments depending on
the cotirse semester SUUClUIC etc
I he follow in) rules shall govern the disuibution of books to the students
Each SC student sill be provided sill) an identity card for this purpose(1)
Caeli SC student pill be requirel to submit requisition for borrowing booksI ii)
limn the took Bank in a form iJ be pr 0 Wed for this purpose
I IL hooks would be returned to the Book Bank at the end of each term TheI iii) ot the collegeinstitution will make every effort to ensure that those
PrlllC iii wim complete their 011 or those who drop out in the middle Iw41)lo 1121011
It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
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lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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It is the resposisitraquoho 01 the student conceit) to maintain the books supplied to(iv )
them troll the 111q)k Bank in good c oniliswi
Any ease of loss or damage to the boots mild attract penalty In case of I v)
concerned will have to bear the serious damaec or loss of books the student
cost oldie book
-110N OF CAN DlILVITSVI) SELFCAll the eligible Scheduled Caste candidates will be given scholarships subject to the
i)
application of Means Test prescribed in these Regulations e awarded
Candidates belonging to one State but studying in other State will btiii)
scholarships by the State to ohich they belong and will submit their applications to the
In the matter of exemption from fees or other competent authorities in that State
treated as if they were studying in their own Stateconcessions also they will be
DURATION AND RENEW AL OF AWARDSVII)
award once made will be tenable from the stage at which -it is given to the Theit attendanm It will be completion of course subject s ) 00(1 conduct and regularity in
Iiich is continuous for a0111se -
limn year to year pro itied that withill aellt_t ell
number of years the scholar secures piornouon to the net higher class inespective of the
hither such examinations are conducted by a University or the Institution tac t t fails in the examination for the
I COUIStSIf a Scheduled Caste scholar pursuing Group
be renewed For second and subsequent failure in any class Om last time the asvard may student shall bear hisher otvn expenses until heshe securespromotion to the next higher
class illness and or on pear in the annual examination-oykiog to
If a scholar is unable to alaccount of any other unforeseeable event the awardd may berenewed for the next
- bullacademic year on submission of medical certificate andor other required sulTicient proof the scholar
lastiwtion and histher certifying that satisfaction of the I lead of theto the of
puswil had lie appeared in the examinationwould have a student is promoted to the
aceot ding to the Regulations of a Univenitynnstitution iv) actually passed in lower class and is
may not has next higher elasS even though 15she allur c)anetintc heshe will be
junior classtake evitilination ofetioncti
entitled to scholarillip for the class to which heshe is promoted if the student is otherwise
eligible for scholarshiP
IX
rrl
VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
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Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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VIII lA ilNTbull
Nmir Iutmince allowaricv 1 payable Iron I 11(I) (rani he month of a
whichever is tatter to the month in which the examinations are completed at the et
the academic year (includirie maintenance allowance during holidays) provided that
the scholar secures admission after the 2011 day of a month the amount will be made from the month folltmMI the month ofadmission
ii) In case of renewal of scholarships awarded in the previous years maintenance allowance will he paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year it the Course of study is continuous
iii) The (overnmerti of tire StateUnion Territory Administration to which they belong in accordance with the poicettufie laid down by them in this regard will pay the scholarship money to the selected students
iv) Scholar ship will not be paid for the period of internshiphousemanship in the M1313S bull course or For a
practical training in other course if the student is in receipt of somebull
remuneration during the internship period or some allowancestipend during the practical in other coor
0 111Llt CUND11 IONS fOR THE AWARD
Tire scholarship is deitetidclit on the sati itv css and conduct of the scholar if it is reported by the I It11 of the Institution at any time that a scholar has by reasons of
hisher own act of dervilt railed to make satisfactory progress or has been guilty of iiikemiduct-sUch as reswung to or participating in strikes irregularity in attendance
Mout the perritiSion of the authorities concerned etc the authority sanctioning the
scholarship may either cancel the scholarships or stop or lsquovitlihuld further payment for
such period as h nay think rtt
ii) a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statements hisher
scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid will be vied at the discretion of the concerned State Government The student concerned
will he listed nal debarred for scholarship in any scheme forever iii) A scholarship dixarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the subject of the course
11 study for tsluih the celiolar ship was originally awarded or changes the Institution of
lady without prior 1bullf the State Cqldquo f nmull 1 he Head of the Institution shall repurr tieh caws and glop pa) merit of the lsquoctioarillip money The amount
alrativ tilt() may also he recovered a the discretion of the State Chivernment
iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
J 11211x0111((Nii) r11)101 11197-SCO-V dascd IV 7 Vg 111l(xiii) i r 10172(21A91-$C47V Atatcf1 14 10 201)3 5 tV Nute 1 F Ng)101 72194 -Scit Ceti d3ted 2912 93 (r IV Note 2 FNo110 17 192-StirCelt4a led 14 2 96
lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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iv) dtolni is liable n t scholarship amount at the discretion of the State
(ioserrinieni if (Runty Ili id the )car ihe studies for which the scholarship has
been awarded is discontinuei ir himher
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government of India
X ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1-11E SCHEME
All the Slate Governments Nil] announce in slav-June the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers of the State and
through other media outfits All requests for application forms and other particulars should be
addressed to the Government ofStateUnion Territory Administration to which the scholars
actually belong The applicant should submit the completed application to the prescribed
authority before the last date prescribed for receipt oCapplications
XI PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
i) An application for scholarshm should comprisebull
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed bullform (separate
application forms as have been prescribed for fresh and renewal scholarship by
concerned StalesHI s)
Ii) Ch)c esipy of Ow pas(wrt size photograph lil r slynatures jibe student thereon (for
fi csh eholar 41111)
c) One attested copy of certificates diploma etc in respect ofall examinations
passed
A certificate tin Original) of Caste duty signed b) an authorised Revenue Officer n IdegA
below the rank orfehsildar
ci An income declaration by the setr-crnplo)ed parentsguardians stating 41efinite
income from all sources by way ofan affidavitbull on non-judicial stamp paper
Finployed parentsguardians are requited to obtain income certificate horn their
cmployei Ind for an) additionalincome from other sources they would furnish
declaration by wily Of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper
1) A receipt in acknowledgement of scholarship in the previous year ins the form
attached to the applicationonly duly counter=sitmed by the Head of the Institution
concerned if the application was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the
iiiiLcdtnc year
Application complete III all r ur is shall he suhmweit the I had or the Institution
being attended or hit attended by the candidates and shrtlf ht ailthes5td to an ()nicer
11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
li1L1Pql Ishii titmice n9
111(v) ) Ni 1191 3179SCampKI)111 dined 2Q6 1No 1 1017C211-Sfr-SCI3CD-111 dated2161980
J 11211x0111((Nii) r11)101 11197-SCO-V dascd IV 7 Vg 111l(xiii) i r 10172(21A91-$C47V Atatcf1 14 10 201)3 5 tV Nute 1 F Ng)101 72194 -Scit Ceti d3ted 2912 93 (r IV Note 2 FNo110 17 192-StirCelt4a led 14 2 96
lV note 1 11 0110171094-Sehtell dated 22 7 94 8 IV note 1 No 11t117897-SctsCell dated 3 4 4R 4) V A (1) FANO t i0171(13-Sth-004ale0 4 95 In VW nine I I 1islsldquo) I 1V17V91zSchC41 doett 24 7 92 amp
2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
3 17 No I I 73002SCObull V dated 19302 4 11011l0(0-SC1) dated 27 401 19 5 03 16 01) 03
III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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11
speeitieil for this puipost the Guverrtrnent el StatclUnion I elf ilory to which the
student helomsbdquo in aciordance stilt the instrucurns issued by them from time to time
XII FILINItlf PA 11112N OF I hIF SCHEME
the Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and lnion I criitory Administrations
ICeel VC PiPio central ssistanee from Government of India for the total expenditure under
the scheme over and above diva rApective Committed Liability the level of Committed
Liiibitily or rvcpecBve SIitte X iu onnIcntsalnioft territory AdininistrOons for a year is
equivutent to the le el of ictual pendirure incurrttt them underthe Scheme during itte
rzninioal year of the last Five 1 ear Plan Period and is required to be borne bythem for Which
they are required to make icipliryJ provision in their own budget theNorth Eastern States
have however been eNemptedliont maikngtheir ow4 budgetary provisionslowards Committee
I Mbility horn Ninth Plan Period 11k9i2002) on vards and the rotire oxpenditure under the
Scheme in tespect them iv ill te borne by Go errmcni of India
All the State (iii Now and Union Terntiiis Administrations implementing the
le will Ottta of bettekittrit and expendotte under the scheme to Government of
hichtt a mid lsquo hest tequitekt I 1k bull R1 a I -ts)istance a -rld7r the tchetne shall not be utilized
for any tither purpose
ltgt
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2 PNo I 1017(wil-SchCell dated 1 794
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III noii2 F INN 1 l1 7 2(12- Sch Cell dated R 4 4 H note 3 I No I l I 1 11-SchCell dated plusmn I 3 95 12 NI F No 11011497-SC0-V dalvd Iv 7 98
Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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Ifl a
7-11ltgt
Sh4tri Bhavan New Delhi -110001Diactorate of wor Casts amp Backwaro Dated the 7th April 2008
Deptt Haryana Char
joAT -- secretary in charge of hedi I Calff7rilopm tI All StatesLT1s tC i
Receipt No ca-1 1ubjc Centrally Spo -Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Schedu i Castes - Calling of proposals for seeking due Central assistance dui the year 2008-09
Sir
The Scheme of Post Matric iolarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Cast for studies in India is perhap the most important Scheme of the Government of lndi aimed at educational development of Scheduled Caste students at post-matt 2ulation stages In order to ensure that this scheme is implemented efficiently so as to rcich the target group it is requested that you may kindly take early action to formulate the State Governments proposals for the year 2008-09 and send it to the Miniry to enable an early release of funds and ensure early disbursement of schcahips You are therefore requestod kirdl to take advance action on the folk ing
1 1 Proposals may be formulate in the prescribed proforma for release of Central Assistance under the Scheme A copy of prescribed proforma for furnishing proposal for the year 2008-0 s enclosed which may be duly filled and returned at the earliest
12 The anticipated expenditun rojections for 2008-09 may be worked out keeping in view the trend of growth awards If however any State Govt proposes any abnormal growth and u all cases where more than 20 growth in expenditurecoverage is envisaged the same may be supported with valid reasonsAtherwise they are likely to be rejected
1 3 Since the expenditure projection for 200R-09 is bastfd on actual expcnditur 2007-08 it may be categorically Mated whether the actual expenditure reported for 2007-08 are based on departmental figures duly audited In case the accounts have not been audited the probable date by which the audit shall be completed may please be indicated The arrears for the year 2007-08 which could not be paid should be separately indicated so as to have an idea about total expenditure on the Scheme in a year
YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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YV iid be 5ut basis berwee Lei are S tes acase of UTs
15 The unspent balances with StatesUTs needs to be reconcile( immediate avoid delay in release of funds
16 Urggntinetessarysteps mbettakentoupdate the audit of expen iture under the scheme Where audit underthe scheme is pending for many yes s special drive needs to be undertaken in co-ordination with the concerned Acc antant Gt - Hera to bring the position of audit up-to-date In the proposal for 2)08-09 ac iiteti expenditure figures for 2007-08 may be provided wherever available The utilisation certificate(s) for central assistance released in past may m prescribed proforma signed by the competent authority
17 Free availability of forms and timely payment of scholarship are instrumental in the sohernebullIn this regard tOsMinistry had also issued comprehensive quid lines
forstreamlining sanction and disbursement procedures under this scheme vide this Mlitistrys7circular No14078iSchCell claw 441395 Timely pa ment cif scholarship must be ensued to all oigoestudents covered urlder the Se leme The system of sanction anddisbursement oUscholarshipbullshcurdbull )e simplifbulled so that there is no undue delay and all the eligible students get scholarship A bull thout any difficulty
18 It is requested that all the parts of the proforma are filled it properly with coil went figures of beneficiaries and expenditure and signed by corn )etent officers at the appropriate place and may please be furnished as early as pt ssible so that due central assistance could be released to your State-UT well in ti le for disbursement of scholarship to poor SC students
Yours fail
K reckhr
A Tele 27
Copy forwarded for9ecessqry action to theA)ircutors in Cfkarge of Welfa e of SCs All States UTs
--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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--- -
ldi (Ile Leitti 111rICAl1111 ill itnuit105 a) DC eSrsaquoCialtliy lillell Hi by 3LLAte LA bull I 1) 1
1 Castes- lsquo-cponsorcd Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship to stiRents belonging to Sci (Rs in lakhs)
AmountCategory _
Actual Expenditure incurred during 2007-08
2 Conmlined Liability
_ Lentril Assistance due (col1-2)
4 Ant cipated Expenditure during the year 2008-09 (I+II+II1)
(i) Antit pated expenditure for the year
No8-09 (ii) Add amount of arrears to be raid during
- r
1 2008-09 for che claims pertainiag to 2007-08
(iii) Add 50 of the total expenditure on Book
Bank Component _ 5 Committed Liability
____
6 Due Central Assistance (4-5)
7 State Budget provision towards Committed _iabilitv
If the anticipated expenditure is more than 20 higher than the8 actual expenditure of 2007-08 or shows less thiln 5 growth
please give specific reasons for the sane
r--- 2008-09 9 Progress of expenditure incurred so far cli
Note- All figures to be invariably furnished for Scheduled Castes only
Al bulltCertified that the expenditure given in part I cororms to the pavmen Scholarships as per
bdquo in the rgulationsconditions for eligibility and rates of maintenance allowance as cont governing award of Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
Signature
Name and Designation of the Officer s Aning the Statement_ State Government of
Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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Group Sche Hostellers
Castes )a Scholars
i ow
Boys Girls 7ys Girls
(1) (2) (3) (6)
1 Group-A --- i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii)Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Group-B 3 Group-C 4Group-D 5Group-E H 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing amp distance Education)
Total _ 2008-09 (Anticipated)
0
Group Schiu
Hostellers Castes
Scholars Total
(1)
Boys (2)
Girls 3
Girls 5 (6)
1 Group-A i) Medical including ISM and Homeopathy ii) Engineering iii)BSc(Agri)(including BVSc BF Sc 2 Grou B 41
Group-C 4Grou D 5Group-E _ 6Correspondence Courses (including Continuing dr distance Education)
Total
y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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y
67700 bdquoii
)3tea
Subject- Upward revision in family income ceiling in Post-Matric Scholarship
Scheme for SC students
The Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India has revised the annual family income ceiling from the existing Z 100 lac to Z 200 lac per annum under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students The Ministry has also revised
uping of courses and also suitably increased monthly maintenance for Day Scholars and tellers A copy of communication received from the Government of India on the subject is
nclosed for ready reference Since the income ceiling and monthly maintenance allowance andoltier allowances have been revised wef 172010 those students whose parentsguardians1 annual income was between Z 100 lac to 200 lac
have also become eligible for grant ofscholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme A fresh advertisement is being issued asking such students to apply the last date for which has been kept as 15
gh February 2011
In view of the above I would request you to give wide publicity to the revised income ceiling and other norms A copy of the above referred letter received from the Ministry of Social Justice amp Empowerment Government of India may kindly be sent to the PrincipalsDirectors of the Government Government aided as well as private institutions (including Self-Financed Institutions) under your supervision and administrative control with the directions to give wide publicity to it and invite applications from SC students whose parental annual income is between 100 lac to 200 and who have thus become eligible for grant of scholarship under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme The application forms received from SC
students in your department under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as per the revised incomecriteria may be disposed of accordingly
4442-tiossKu
Yours sincerely Encl As above
(Dhanpat Singh) Shri Vijayendra Kumar IAS Director School Education Haryana 30 Bays Building Sector 17 Chandigarh
2
File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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File No 11017012008-SCD-V ( DHANIVIGovernment of India FC SC 8 BC
Ministry of Social Justice ampEmpowerment 5- _ Shastri Bhawan New Delhi Dated 31 December 2010
Secretaries in-Charge of SC Welfare All StatesUTs
Revision in the Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-lylatrIc Subject Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes
Sir The Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of post-Matric
Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes since 1944 It aims to provide financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing post-
- and above their _respectivematriculation courses through recognized institutions Under the Scheme Centralover assistance is provIded on 100 basis to all StatesUTscommitted liability except in the case of the 8 North Eastern States (Assam ArunachalPradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura and Sikkim) which are exempted from committed liability and were therefore provided 100 assistance
without deducting any committed liability
Components of the SClieme inclUde
(iii) Book Bar facility and
educatiOnal
(i) maintenance aliowancareimbursement of nonrefundable compulsory fee charged by
(ii) institutions
certain other allowances(iv) and the revised Scheme was
01042003bullThe Scheme was last revised wefcommunicated to StateiGoVerhMents vide this Ministrys letter No1101772002-CD-V
bull dated 2811 January 2004 The revisionincudes
wef 01072010 diams and The Scheme has now been revised
changes in (i) income ceiling(ii) gring Of courses and (iii) rates of maintenance3 bull
other allowances The changes effective from 01072010 are summarized in the table below
4
i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
3
3
Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
v7441MaismuMx8WISIS
5
(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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i
Amts in Ru Si Rem Presmdash-- - - -Present Provision No Revised Provision katOst-ornporient I Rates (wef 01042003) (wef 01072010)
(with relevant Section pars of the existing
Scheme)
Annual ceiling on Rs 1 lakh pa Rs 2 Jakh a family income (Para IV)
Grouping of 1Group I Group I Courses Degree and Post Graduate (i) Degree and Post Graduate
level courses (including level courses including MPhilbdquo MPhil PhD and Post PhD and Post Doctoral Doctoral resew eh) in research in Medicine Medicine (Allopathic Indian (Allopathic Indian and other and other recognized recognized systems of systems of medicines) medicines) EngineeringEngineering Technology Technology PlanningAgriculture Veterinary and Architecture Design FashionAllied Sciences Technology AgricultureManagement Business Veterinary amp Allied Sciences Finence Business Management Business Administration and Finance Administration Cornputer Computer Science ApplicationsScience Applications Commercial Pilot License (inriuding helicopter pilot (ii) Commercial Pilot License an1 Multi bull Engine rating) (including helicopter pilot andCourse bull multiengine rating) course
(iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management amp medicine
(iv) CAICWACSICFA etc (v) M Phil PhD and Post Doctoral Programmes (D Litt DSc etc) -a) In existing Group II courses b) in existing Group III courses
(vi) LLM
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Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
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4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
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(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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Monthly Maintenance Allowance
Group II Group II Other professional and (I) Graduate Post Graduate technical graduate and Post courses leading to Degree Graduate (including M Diploma Certificate in areas PhD and Post l)octoiii like Pharmacy (B Pharma) research) level courses not Nursing(B Nursing) LLB BFS covered in Group I othor para-modical branches
CAICWACS etc like rehabilitatioh diagnostics courses All Post Graduate etc Mass Communication Graduate level Hotel Management amp Catering Diploma courses alt TravelTourismHospitality
Certificate Level Courses Management Interior Decoration Nutrition amp Dietetics Commercial Art Financial Services (eg Banking Insurance Taxation etc) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr Secondary (10+2) (ii) Post Graduate courses not covered under Group I eg MAIM ScMComM EdM Pharma etc
Group III Group III AR other courses leading to All other courses leading to a graduate or above degree graduate degree not covere
group I amp II) under Group I amp II eg BAB(not covered inScB Corn etc
Group IVGroup IV All post-matriculation level non-All post matriculation level degree courses for whichcourses before taking up entrance qualification is Highgraduation like classes XI and School (Class X) egsenlorXII in 10+2 system and secondary certificate (class XIintermediate examination and XII) both general andetc not covered in Group II vocational stream ITI coursesor III ITI courses other
courses (if 3 year diploma courses invocational required Polytechnics etcminimum
qualification to pursue the course is at least matriculation)
V Day HostellerDay Hosteller
bull ScholarsScholars
dioUPI ---diti mdash -MO Group I 550 1200 ndash
Group II 330 510 Group II 530 820
diOUPfit -----To5 --- 355 Group III 300 570
It______ Group IV 1 235 GIPup IV 230 380
4
4
Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
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(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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Other Allowances
41~i Study Tour Charges (One
(Para V) 1000 1600
Time) 2 Thesis
TypingPrinting 1000 1600
Charges(One Time)
43 Book Grant for Correspondence
750 1200
Courses (One Time)
44 Allowance for Students with Disability (I)Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
150 (Group 1811) 125 (Group 111) 100(Group IV)
240(Group 1811) 200(Group III) 160 (Group IV)
(ii) Monthly 100 160 Transport Allowance for Disabled Students (as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995) if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution (iii) Monthly 100 160 Escort Allowance for Severely Handicapped Day S chol a rSStudents with low extremity disability
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(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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(iv) Monthly 100 160 Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper (v) Monthly 150 240 Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill _Students_
5 Under Centrally-spOnsoreci Schemes recurring expenditure of the last year of a Five Year Plan gets4nsferred to States as their committed liability frbm the first year of the next Plan In the instant case however as the revision is taking place late dutringt4 Xi Five Year Plan Government of India have decided as a special case that acidttional committed liability arising on account of the revision of theScheniof 01072010 shall be passed on to the States UTs at the end of the XII FOOyfoe Plan (wef 01042017) and not at the end of the XI Plan However committed liability as per old scholarship rates at the end of the XI Plan will getbulltranaferiilto States UTs from 142012 as per past practice
6 Other provisions of the Scheme remain unchanged
7 State Governments are requested to please send a revised proposal for Central assistance in 2010-1Iin the light of the above revision of the Scheme so as to reach the undersigned (by name) preferably by 31 January 2011 but in any case nOtAater tharis10 February 2011d In case the proposal for Central assistance under the-Sdijenie for the current year has not yet been sent it may now please be sent in the light of the above revision by the above dates to enable the Ministry release Centierasisistance at the earliest
Yours faithfully
(Sanjeev Kurtiar) Joint Secretary(SCD)
Telephone Number +91-11-23383853
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